Drapery hook



June 20, 1950 s. PERLMUTTER DRAPERY HOOK Filed May 7, 1948 PIE. 4:

'ATTORNIIEY Patented June 20, 1950 UNITED STATES AT'ENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a drapery hook and to the combination of a drapery hook and drapery construction with which the hook is used in hanging draperies.

Draperies for windows, open arches, etc. are frequently suspended by means of hooks, eyelets, or the like, supported from a rod, wire, or some type of fixture secured over the window or opening from which the drapery is to be hung. Great difiiculty is sometimes encountered in hanging the draperies evenly and positioning ruiiles or folds in a uniform or desired manner. This difficulty is brought on frequently because of the type of drapery used and because the pins cannot be accurately placed in the heading of the drapery to make the hooks all eifectively line up in the right direction. Even an expert in hanging draperies finds some difiiculty in lining up the hooks so that the drapery will hang level and'not be up at one point and down at another point.

Another objection to the type of hooks commonly used is that they project outward from the drapery material and frequently destroy the continuity of the drapery lines at the top of the drapery. It is often for this reason that the drapery tops are covered over in the front by cornices and other decorations to hide the irregularity of the top of the drapery as it is suspended by hooks from rods and in other ways.

In the present invention the drapery head, or top, is so finished that with the use of the type of hook of the present invention substantially no efiort is required to hang the drapery in the proper manner with the top aligned and suspended as it should be. In the present invention the top of the drapery is provided with a turned marginal portion which is tacked down to the body of the drapery, preferably at regularly spaced intervals, usually in a vertical direction. This tacking of the margin and the margin material itself serves to support the hook without penetrating the material providing a secure fastening means which remains in position and does not get out of place. These hooks are preferably spaced uniformly along the turned margin and also near the end edge of the drapery and provides a uniform suspension for the drapery along its whole length.

Without further describing the merits and advantages of the present invention, the invention will be described in connection with an embodiment thereof, illustrated by the drawings in which Figure 1 shows one form of the hook of the present invention in a perspective View. Figure 2 shows the top of a drapery with parts in fragmentary section illustrating the hook and its position in relation to the top of the drapery. Figure 3 shows a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 and Figures 4-5 show in perspective modifications of the hook of Figure 1.

The hook shown in Figure 1 comprises a hook portion, I, with a downwardly extending stem 2, and upwardly extended stem, or shank, 3, joined to stem 2, the shank 3 terminated at the end by a pair of loops, 4 and 5. In the arrangement indicated in Figure l the hook may be made of a single wire which is doubled in the portions I and 2 with the wire branches close together or touching one another, and both following the same shape. The doubled wire shank, 3, forms a, very narrow or thin V with the stem 2, with the lower portions of the stem :2, and the shank 3, substantially in juxtaposition to each other. The loops 4 and 5 bend outwardly substantially at right angles to the wires 3 and form with the.

wires, 3, a substantial T shape figure. The wire portions 3-2 and I are substantially aligned in position on the drapery head or perpendicular to the plane of the drapery.

In the construction of the modifications of Figures 4 and 5 the same general purpose is obtained in somewhat a dilierent fashion. The hook of Figure 4 has a single wire hook portion 6, with a single wire downwardly extending stem, 1, and an upward portion 8, which continues into a V shaped loop with sides 9 and I0 terminating with an inwardly bent end ll, lying adjacent the upward member 8. The loop formed by the elements 9, H], II, lies in a plane at an angle or perpendicular to the hook portion and have their inner arms close or touching each other. In the arrangement indicated in Figure 5, the pin or hook may be formed from a fiat piece of material, It, by bending a tongue, l3, with a hooked end, It, out of a central section of the piece I 2. In this structure the tongue i3 is sufiiciently flexible so that it may be moved away from the piece [2, or is permanently positioned away from the piece l2 forward of it, as shown in Figure 5, to allow for the thickness of the turned margin at the top of the drapery.

Figures 2 and 3 show how the hook of Figure 1 is used in connection with the drapery. The drapery I5 is provided with a turned marginal top, I 6, forming a border for the top of the drapery. The turned in border is on the inside, or what may be called the wall side of the drapery. The margin It may be of the same material as of the rest of the drapery or of diiferent material and may be joined at the drapery either by being an integral part of it or by stitching at the top edge.

The margin 16 may be faced on the inside with some buckram material or some other stiffening material, 11, to make the margin, 16, stiff. This margin is tacked down by vertical stitching, 18, preferably running up and down to the body of the drapery, the stitching being spaced preferably at equal intervals along themargin, except that at the end of the drapery an additional line of stitching, 18', is provided so that a hook may be placed as near to the ends of the drapery as possible.

The hook of Figure 1 is inserted between the turned margin of the drapery and the body of the drapery itself, with the stitching going between the two shank elements, 19 and 20, and the stem, 2, of the hook lying against the outer surface of the turned margin, 16, and the shank 3, on the inner face of the margin. The hook is preferably of such a length-that the top loops, 4 and 5, bear against the folded section 21, between the margin and the front of the drapery. The shank 3, and the stem 2, may, if desired, have their junction, or bend, 22 below the lower edge, 23, of the turned margin.

The stem 2 and the shank 3 may be practically touching-one another with enough spring between the two parts to grip the turned marginwhen inserted. If the hook is constructed with this provision, it is possible to eliminate the upper loops 4 and 5, but for the most part it is preferable to have the loop ends, 4 and 5, lie against ,the top fold, or crease, between the margin and the body of the drapery.

The hook itself may be made of suitable material such as brass, iron, plastic, or other durable material and may be in the form of a wire, as indicated in Figures 1 and 4, the construction of Figure 1 being preferred, or, as indicated in Figure 5, in the form of a flat sheet which may be stamped and formed to the shape and construction as described above.

The hooks of Figures 4 and 5 are inserted in similar relationship to the drapery as the hook of Figure 1. In each case the hook element will be positioned on the outer side of the turned margin and be spaced from the top by the depth of the margin, while the locations of the hooks will be determined by the sewed or tacked up and down seams. By placing a seam, 18', near the ends of the drapery, a hook maybe attached near the end of the drapery so that it is possible to keep the ends in position in the same manner that the rest of the drapery is kept in position.

The method of the present invention of supporting and hanging the drapery not only makes it possible to level the drapery evenly on the supporting rods or brackets without any efiort, but also insures the material from being injured in any way, since there are no pointed ends to pierce the material, nor are any pins used for supporting the hooks. The present construction does not in any way interfere with the style or design that the front of the drapery may have. If desired, the margin may be formed in tucks or pleats and rufiies or any other type of hanging or draping may be used. The construction may also be applied to heavy lined drapes of any kind of materials, as well as to thin, unlined, hanging curtains and draperies of silk or other description. The hooks are so firmly fixed to the draperies that drawstrings may be used for opening or closing the drapery on the rods in the usual fashion.

Having described my invention, I now claim:

In combination with a drapery having a top turned down margin sewed to the body of the drapery at spaced intervals in up and down lines, a hook for hanging the same formed of wire having two free straight substantially touching elements extending downward adapted to press one on either side of the up and down line of sewing between the turned down margin and the drapery, means supporting the wires together in said free touching relation, and a further wire element extending from the lower end of said first elements upwards in substantially parallel relation thereto with a sufficient inclination towards the first two wires to make contact substantially with each of the first two wires toward the top ends thereof, said further wire having a hook element formed at its end extending away from the place of contact with the other two wires, whereby said further Wire will press on said margin on the outside along the line of sewing and against said first two wires with the hook element extending outward of the face of the margin when the hook is in position on the drapery.

SAMUEL PERLMUTTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in th file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,945,585 Wintrob Feb. 6, 1934 2,147,910 Martin Feb. 21, 1939 2,159,733 French May 23, 1939 2,252,070 R. French Aug. 12, 194:1

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 381,198 Great Britain Sept. 23, 1932 

